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The Penguins have only lost twice this season when leading after two periods. The second time was Saturday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. And as a result, the Sharks have new life with a chance to even the series Monday night with their ninth home win in their past 10 playoff games.... 

For the time being, Joonas Donskoi has made himself a hero. He scored the goal that brought the San Jose Sharks back within a game of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals, but live bettors will have a hard time trusting what the Western Conference champs are bringing to the table ahead of Game 4.... 

The San Jose Sharks thought they improved from Game 1 to Game 2 in the Stanley Cup final. They still weren’t good enough to avoid a 0-2 hole against the Penguins. San Jose lost its fourth overtime game of the playoffs falling 2-1 on Wednesday night, but returns to SAP Center for Game 3 where they’ve won seven of nine this postseason.... 

The Pittsburgh Penguins are two wins away from claiming the Stanley Cup, and we know we aren't ready to bet against them with the way things just seem to be going their way. There are reasons to believe the San Jose Sharks can still fight back in this series, but they're running out of time to do so. One would like to think that losing Game 3 at home on Saturday night would effectively be the end of the season.... 

The San Jose Sharks waited nearly a quarter of a century to play in their first Stanley Cup Final. They’ll have to wait another day to get their first win on the NHL’s biggest stage. A late Pittsburgh goal gave the Penguins a 3-2 win and a 1-0 series lead. San Jose lost Game 1 of the Western Conference finals by a goal and came back to beat St. Louis in seven.... 

Pace of play in the first game of the Stanley Cup Finals was about as up and down as you'll see this deep into the season. If we get six more games of that breakneck speed, we're going to be in for a heck of a couple weeks on the ice.Pace is only one of the many factors live bettors will have to consider while betting Game 2 of the series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks.... 

Home ice advantage hasn't always meant a lot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year, but now that we're in the Stanley Cup Finals with two teams who have managed to win all of the biggest games in front of their fans, we could see that change. That's why the Pittsburgh Penguins are definitely worth watching when it comes to live betting in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the San Jose Sharks.... 

For the very first time, the San Jose Sharks will step on the ice as the winners of the Western Conference.Their first taste of the Stanley Cup Finals in franchise history comes on Monday night when they take on the grizzled Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of what should be an epic series.... 

Well over half the players on the roster of the Pittsburgh Penguins not only know what it's like to play for the Stanley Cup; they know what it's like to win it as well.... 

There's nothing quite like a Game 7 in the NHL playoffs. There's really nothing like a Game 7 between two teams which have had such insane momentum swings over the course of this whole series.The Pittsburgh Penguins have the momentum on their side after winning Game 6 of this series, and they're going to be helped by being back on their home ice. The Tampa Bay Lightning are reeling, but they were left for dead in this series a long time ago and are essentially playing with house money.... 

The San Jose Sharks were over 20 to 1 to win the Stanley Cup at the start of the postseason. Now, they're five wins away from their first ever championship. The St. Louis Blues are playing for their lives on Wednesday night, but they've got a lot of questions to answer in their locker room before they get back to San Jose.... 

How improbable must this be! The Tampa Bay Lightning have been underdogs in every single game in the Eastern Conference Finals. They haven't had their Vezina Trophy contending goalie for basically this entire series. They've been playing against a team which hadn't lost two straight games since January 12 and 15. And yet here they are just one win away over the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Stanley Cup Finals.... 

It's tough to believe the San Jose Sharks which dominated Games 2 and 3 of the Western Conference Finals are the same ones which were beaten to a pulp in Game 4. For our money, San Jose has definitively been the better of these two teams, but the St. Louis Blues are now once again favored to go to the Stanley Cup Finals having stolen back home ice advantage in this series.... 

The Tampa Bay Lightning looked like they were ready to run away with Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Someone forgot to tell the Pittsburgh Penguins that game was over. No, the Pens didn't end up coming all the way back to beat the Bolts, but in a bitter irony after coughing up the lead in the series, it's might be Pittsburgh which carries some momentum into Sunday's Game 5 after cutting a 4-0 lead down to a 4-3 loss.... 

For the first time in franchise history, the San Jose Sharks have a lead in the Western Conference Finals. They've really looked the dominant of the two sides against the St. Louis Blues, and another win on Saturday night after the Preakness Stakes will move them one step closer to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance.... 

The Pittsburgh Penguins earned back home ice advantage in a big time way on Wednesday night. They whipped the Tampa Bay Lightning in just about every facet of the game en route to a 4-2 victory. Now, they can seize total control of this series if they can win on enemy ice once again in Game 4.... 

The San Jose Sharks were absolutely dominant on both sides of the ice on Tuesday night against the St. Louis Blues. Few could argue with the fact that they've been the better of the two teams through two games, but Game 3 could change everything and will give one of these teams a 2-1 series lead in the Western Conference Finals.... 

Welcome back to the playoffs, Sidney Crosby. After going seven straight games without scoring a goal, Sid the Kid picked a big time to strike. He scored the game-winner quickly in overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins to knot the Eastern Conference Finals with the Tampa Bay Lightning heading into Wednesday's Game 3.... 

The St. Louis Blues might've gotten the best of the San Jose Sharks to start this best-of-seven series on Sunday night, but there's a long way to go in order to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. We suspect Game 2 on Tuesday will be every bit as close as Game 1 was.... 

The Tampa Bay Lightning might've beaten the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but they're certainly worse for wear. Jon Cooper will have a lot of injury woes to try to cover up in a hurry before Game 2 comes around on Monday night.... 

The San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues were largely known as two of the most underachieving teams in the NHL in terms of playoff success. Both have shed a ton of emotional and mental baggage to reach the Western Conference Finals, and we expect to see an awesome display in Game 1 of this series as a result.... 

The Pittsburgh Penguins clearly have the depth, speed and size to win the Stanley Cup this year.They've gone through the first two rounds of the postseason with relative ease against really good foes, but they're about to come up against their biggest challenge yet against the Tampa Bay Lightning.... 

Thursday night should be a bloodbath at the Shark Tank. The San Jose Sharks and the Nashville Predators have gone back and forth with each other for two weeks, and it all will be decided in a winner-take-all Game 7 to decide who will head to the Western Conference Finals.... 

The Dallas Stars might've won the Central Division this year and posted the best record in the Western Conference, but they never really felt like they were given much of a shot of beating the St. Louis Blues in this series.They went on the road and took care of business against all odds in Game 6 to earn a Game 7 at home.... 

You just knew the Presidents' Trophy winners weren't going down without a fight. Alexander Ovechkin played one of his better games of the year on Sunday to lead his Washington Capitals to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to keep their season alive.They'll have to win one on the road in the 'Burgh this Tuesday to force a Game 7....